Description
Author, Nigel Clark, Hardbound, 272 Pages, ISBN: 9781847978813, Published, 2015
A complete workshop guide to restoring and maintaining your classic British motorcycle. Covering the principles of restoration and maintenance, and therefore applicable across all post-war classic British marques such as BSA, Matchless, Triumph,
Norton, AJS and Royal Enfield, Classic Motorgcle Restoration and Maintenance covers eventhing from general maintenance procedures to full engine strips and rebuilds — an essential resource for the home classic restorer.
With step-by-step instructions and over 800 images throughout, the book covers:
• A brief history of the rise of the classic motorrcycle movement
• Buying guides, legislation, essential tools, workshop advice and safety
• Stripping and rebuilding the key components, including the chassis, transmission, carburettor and engine — both singles and twins
• Common parts manufacturers. such as Amal. Smiths and Lucas Wiring, fitting and testing the electricil system Cycle parts — restoring the tin-ware, painting and refinishing General maintenance, advice, recommended sources and additions
Nigel Clark was raised in a family wherein motorcycles were never far away As a young man, his dream machine — a Norton Commando Interstate — was always beyond his financial reach. so he set about restoring and rebuilding inexpensive 'basket case' projects until eventually he could afford the Commando. His day,iob as an architect took him into the outbuildings and sheds of clients, where he discovered, bought, restored and sold countless machines. all the while learning specific details of the different marques. A serious road accident on the Isle of Man left him partially disabled, but. this did not dent his enthusiasm for old British motorcycles, and indirectly opened a door to a change of career — a move into classic motorcycle journalism.
Since leaving this sphere of work , he has continued to restore bikes, but invariabfsells on his restorations thus giving someone else the pleasure of a restored classic — and returning yet another British classic motorcycle to the road.
